Description
Today I'm taking you along as I prepare a traditional Thanksgiving dinner for my family, and I'm showing you how I spread the cooking over several days instead of trying to do everything on the day of our gathering.
From cleaning out the refrigerator and making room for all the food to roasting the turkey, preparing cornbread dressing, making homemade gravy, baking dinner rolls, and getting everything ready to serve, we're doing it one step at a time.
My goal is simple: I want to prepare a wonderful meal for my family AND have time to enjoy being with them.
ON OUR THANKSGIVING MENU:
- Oven-roasted turkey with herb butter
- Homemade cornbread dressing
- Turkey gravy made from pan drippings
- Southern collard greens
- Slow cooker green beans
- Candied sweet potatoes
- Homemade cranberry sauce
- Baked macaroni and cheese
- Creamy mashed potatoes
- Homemade dinner rolls
You'll also see how I plan my menu, prepare my serving dishes, refrigerate and freeze dishes ahead of time, and arrange our Thanksgiving meal for serving.
Chapters
00:00 Thanksgiving Dinner Prep | Introduction
00:21 Cook Thanksgiving Dinner With Me
01:24 Preparing the Fridge for Thanksgiving
02:20 How to Make Southern Collard Greens
06:06 Slow Cooker Green Beans
09:01 How to Make Candied Sweet Potatoes
15:31 Homemade Cornbread for Dressing
22:12 How to Make Homemade Cranberry Sauce
28:02 Preparing Thanksgiving Serveware
33:57 How to Roast a Thanksgiving Turkey
40:07 How to Make Cornbread Dressing
51:53 How to Make Turkey Gravy
55:51 How to Make Homemade Dinner Rolls
1:02:33 How to Make Baked Macaroni and Cheese
1:09:40 How to Make Creamy Mashed Potatoes
1:20:03 Setting Up the Thanksgiving Dinner Buffet
🍁 MORE THANKSGIVING INSPIRATION
I've put together a playlist of Thanksgiving recipes, including individual tutorials for many of the dishes in today's video.
Thanksgiving Recipes for Beginners | Turkey, Dressing & Easy Sides:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLY9dO87sGSz1qaWfdj1lQ6HPcphDVLAJ
🦃 VISIT MISS LEONA'S KITCHEN, TOO!
My friend and fellow homemaker, Ms Leona, is sharing her own Thanksgiving cooking video on her channel today!
We're inviting you into two different kitchens to see how two homemakers prepare for Thanksgiving. I hope you'll visit her, watch her video, and tell her Denise sent you!
Watch Ms Leona's Thanksgiving video here: https://youtu.be/ieFFJRbUiac?si=O7FnzotawWEQGr2j
Do you prepare your Thanksgiving dinner ahead of time, or do you prefer to cook everything on Thanksgiving Day?
Tell me in the comments! I'd love to hear about your family's traditions.
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Remember, you don't have to do everything in one day to make Thanksgiving special.
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